Never venturing far from him apart from brief outings to fetch more potions and fresh pots of tea Lily had been dozing in the chair at his bedside when he spoke, rousing her instantly.

"Sirius!" Waking in a rush and half tumbling out of the chair she moved to his side, both of her hands clasping onto one of his, forgetting her station completely in her happiness and relief.

"How are you feeling? Are you hungry?" Reluctantly freeing up one of her hands Lily reached up to brush her hand over his forehead and cheeks, checking for any trace of the fever that had knocked him out for so long. She wasn't ignoring his question, she had just been so worried about him she hadn't had a second to think about what Bellatrix had done to her.